Background
Lister-Kay was born as Ellis Cunliffe, the son of John Cunliffe of the ancient, wealthy mill-owning Cunliffe family of Addingham.
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Ellis Lister
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He built and leased four mills in Bradford, including Red Beck Mill at Shipley in 1817, and served as a Justice of the Peace
He held the seat until 1841. In 1840 he and his fellow Bradford Member of Parliament William Busfield attended the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London. In 1842 he changed his name to Elllis Cunliffe-Lister-Kay under the will of his second wife"s father, William Kay.
Lister married Ruth Myers Lister on 1 April 1795.
Membership
11th United Kingdom Parliament. 12th United Kingdom Parliament. 13th United Kingdom Parliament]
At the 1832 United Kingdom general election Lister was elected Member of Parliament for Bradford.
